A Selah Moment

A friend just shared this devotional with me and I thought I would share it with you:

"A Selah Moment"
Read Psalm 24 - "He is the King of glory. Selah."

King David proclaimed: "The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory" (Ps. 24:10). The word Selah was later added to the end of this psalm and many others. Some believe it refers to an instrumental interlude because the psalms were often set to music. Biblical scholars also suggest other possible meanings, including "silence," "pause," "interruption," "accentuate," "exalt," or "end."

Reflecting on these words can help us to take a "Selah moment" to pause and worship God during the day.

Be silent and listen to the voice of God (Ps. 46:10).

Pause from a hectic schedule to be refreshed in spirit (Ps. 42: 1-2).

Interrupt the day to do a spiritual inventory and be cleansed (Ps. 51: 1-10).

Accentuate the joy of God's provision through thanksgiving (Ps. 65: 9-13).

Exalt the name of God for answered prayer in spite of disappointment (Ps. 40: 1-3).

End the day by reflecting on the Lord's faithfulness (Ps. 119: 148).

David's reflection on God included a Selah moment. Following his example will help us worship our God throughout the day.

We hope our little Selah will cause all around her to pause and reflect on the Lord. That her life would be a witness to others to exalt our Lord.

PICTURES!

Thanks to Eric I figured out a new way to add pics to my blog. Be patient as they upload. We have taken many pics the last 3 months.

A few more of Selah

Christmas

Isaac's Fun Class

Thanksgiving

Nate's birthday!

Halloween

Isaac's cousin Josh's pirate party in October.

Isaac's Rocket

Selah in hospital

Selah Elise

Our liitle Selah Elise Feliciano arrived October 16 at 1:26pm weighing in at 9 pounds 4 1/2 ounces (and yes, the 1/2 ounce counts).
We left for the hospital early Tuesday morning after a quick stop at Dunkin Donuts to get coffee for Mo and a dozen donuts (gotta butter up the nurses, we got really good care that day).

It was so strange making an appointment to have a baby! Needless to say by the time they got me all hooked up it was close to 8am and they discovered that I had already started having contractions! So I would've had our little Oct. 16 anyway.

The only problem was I progressed a lot faster than the nurse expected and I had to "hold in" (I will spare you the details) my little one for about 45 minutes before my doctor arrived. We were overjoyed to meet our little one. Isaac is a proud big brother and loves his little sister (sometimes too much).
We are home now and adjusting to being a family of four. And the best part is that I can eat again! All the nausea went away when Selah was born. I can't tell you how many turkey sandwiches I ate in the hospital. Mo thought I was trying to break some kind of record. My platelet count is still low, but I will be tested again at my 6 week appointment and we will see where we need to go from there. We were just thankful my count was high enough to get an epidural!

Pumpkin Patch

Mo and Isaac spend good bonding time together every Saturday morning they call "Buddy Time." Last Saturday they left Mommy at home resting while they headed to the pumpkin patch. I've included pics from our previous trips last year and the year before so that you can see how Isaac has grown. We carved the pumpkins they picked up last week this morning.

Sibling Class

I almost forgot this cute picture from Saturday. Isaac took a sibling class at the hospital to learn all about the new baby and where Mommy will go for a couple of days to get the baby.

Stay Tuned....

...In the next couple of weeks for pics of our new little arrival. I'm 37 weeks this week! That's our summer in a nutshell. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Nana and Papa move again...

We were so excited to have Nana and Papa visit this past weekend. They moved a week ago from Greece to Florida. We are so excited they are only 1 1/2 hour flight away now! They came for a few days to celebrate Isaac's b'day. Isaac loves the new soccer goal he got as a present.

Isaac's 3rd Birthday!

We had Isaac's 3rd birthday party on the 15th (a few days before his b'day) at a place down the street called The Playroom. It was stress-free as they provided everything. And big thanks to Isaac's Aunt Jenni who made the castle cake he requested. As you can see the big boys had fun too. At his three year doctor's appointment last week our little man measured a tall 40 inches and weighs in at 32 pounds.

Family pics

Here's our most recent pic of our little family!

Baby Shower

My friends from church gave me a very girlie baby shower this summer. It was so much fun. We didn't play any silly games, but the ladies did decorate onesies and bibs for Baby Selah. Let's just say they were VERY creative. It was so special because friends from high school, college and now were all there to share in the fun!

Sleepover

Isaac had his cousins Josh and Conner over for a sleepover for the first time. Here we are all piled in our bed on Saturday morning watching cartoons.